Friday Harbor Film Festival Launches FILM Society
Posted January 21, 2015 at 5:42 am by Tim Dustrude
Among the many things that make the San Juan Islands special is the pleasantly surprising quality of cultural offerings. Beginning with its debut in 2013, The Friday Harbor Film Festival has presented thought-provoking documentary films that entertain, enlighten and inspire.
Thanks to more than 150 volunteers and 63 businesses and organizations, the second annual Friday Harbor Film Festival was extraordinarily successful. During one weekend in November, over 3000 islanders and visitors viewed an exciting selection of 30 full-length and 12 short films all in some way related to the Pacific Rim. This was a 55% increase over the 2013 inaugural year attendance!
Plans are already underway for this year’s Festival scheduled for November 6, 7 and 8, 2015 and featuring films about island cultures, marine ecology, environmental issues, great adventures and those who live and work near the world’s largest ocean.
To help ensure the success of the 2015 Friday Harbor Film Festival, Pacific Islands Research Institute has launched the Friday Harbor Film Festival Society. Benefits of Society membership range from ticket discounts to all access passes. Producer and Founder level donors are also entitled to attend receptions with the filmmakers and participate in private whale watching charters. The purpose of the FHFF Film Society is to give individuals who believe the FHFF is an asset to our community, an opportunity to support this wonderful event well into the future.
Information about Society membership as well a schedule of the ongoing 2015 Winter Film Series can be found on the Festival’s website at www.fhff.org.
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